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Covid-19 impact: Yamaha expects India sales to be 10-year low in 2020

During January-August this year, YMIS sold 2,88,942 units of two-wheelers compared to 4,54,617 units in the year-ago period, a decline of 36.44 per cent

No shortage of PPE, ventilators in dedicated Covid-19 fatalities: Govt

According to data provided by Choubey on a query raised by TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi, India has 1.16 beds per 1,000 persons with its population estimated at 139.78 crores as per the 2011 census

Over 32,200 paramilitary personnel infected by coronavirus so far: Govt

Rai said the highest death rate has been reported in CISF (0.43 per cent), followed by the Assam Rifles (0.40 per cent) CRPF (0.39 per cent)

Record 1.2 million Covid-19 tests conducted in 24 hours: Health ministry

The last 10 million tests were conducted in merely nine days and the Tests Per Million (TPM) have been boosted to 46,131, the ministry highlighted

IPL 2020: MI's James Pattinson 'grateful' to play cricket amid Covid-19

Despite suffering a defeat in the Match 1 of IPL 2020, Mumbai Indians' James Pattinson said he is "grateful" as the players are getting a chance to play cricket amid the coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19 provides opportunity for India, Japan to strengthen ties: Report

The Japanese business community is upbeat about its investments and ventures in India, it said adding Japan continues to be the fourth largest investor in India

Vistara sees steady demand; to add more daily flights by month-end: CEO

Vistara CEO Leslie Thng told PTI that the airline will be scaling up its existing operations to 100 daily flights by month-end from 80 at present

World Coronavirus Dispatch: World economy to shrink 4.5% this yr, says OECD

The better view reflects the strong economic pickup in recent months and the vast injection of public resources

Monsoon session of Gujarat Assembly from Sept 21; no Question Hour

Nearly 20 bills will be taken up for discussion during the session which will be conducted while adhering to all Covid-19 prevention protocols, he said

India extends $250 mn support to Maldives to overcome impact of Covid-19

The financial assistance was announced first during a virtual meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and provided through a Treasury Bond sale to SBI, Male which has a tenure of 10 years

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why pandemic is still surging despite lockdown

India went in for an early lockdown and encouraged social distancing and other measures, unlike the Trump and Bolsonaro govts

Govt's eVIN system to track distribution of coronavirus vaccine: MoS Health

The eVIN system is regularly monitored by health authorities at state and district level

23.9 mn coronavirus tests conducted in India in August: MoS Health

Till September 18, a total of 61,733,533 tests were conducted across the country, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in the Rajya Sabha

Puducherry's Covid-19 toll mounts to 458, fatality rate remains at 2%

The government has blamed non-disclosure of Covid-19 symptoms by people during field visits by health officials as a major reason for the high fatality rate in the UT

Odisha sees record one-day spike of 4,330 Covid-19 cases, toll crosses 700

Of the 4,330 new cases, 2,556 were reported from various quarantine centres, while the rest were detected during contact tracing, the official said

Mizoram coronavirus update: 30 more cases reported, tally up at 1,578

There are 588 active cases in the State while 990 people have been discharged

DATA STORY: India's active cases down by 6,930 in 2 days; recovery rate inches towards 80%

With 94612 new daily recoveries, India's recovery rate has improved to 79.68%; the fatality rate remains unchanged at 1.61%

As Covid-19 hits family incomes, more girls leaving schools in rural Asia

To determine the impact of the virus outbreak on girls' education, Room to Read conducted a survey of 28,000 girls in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Vietnam

Covid-19: A town in New Zealand adjusts to life without foreign tourists

Across the country as a whole, foreign visitors spent NZ$17.2 billion ($11.5 billion) in the 12 months to March 2019, accounting for 20% of the country's total exports

PM Modi likely to hold Covid-19 review meeting with chief ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to chair a meeting of the chief ministers of seven states next week to review the coronavirus situation